With Hurricane Milton bearing down on Florida, the baseball world is sending home players and staffers and hunkering down for one of the most severe storms to ever slam the state. (more…)
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Grapefruit League Best of the Ballparks finals: Publix Field vs. LECOM Park
We have two familiar venues in the 2021 Grapefruit League Best of the Ballparks finals: Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium (Detroit Tigers) vs. LECOM Park (Pittsburgh Pirates). (more…)
U-18 Baseball World Cup 2021 Slated for Sarasota, Bradenton
USA Baseball, along with Florida cities Sarasota and Bradenton, have landed hosting rights to the 2021 U-18 Baseball World Cup, which will be played at Ed Smith Stadium and LECOM Park. The announcement was made Tuesday morning by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). (more…)
Best of the Ballparks 2018, High-A: LECOM Park
LECOM Park, home of the Bradenton Marauders (Florida State League), becomes the fourth winner in four years, grabbing top honors of the 2018 Best of the Ballparks fan vote for High-A facilities, winning by a slim 28-vote margin. (more…)
Best of the Ballparks 2018: High-A, Finals
We’ll have a new champion in the Best of the Ballparks 2018, High-A fan vote, as LECOM Park (Bradenton Marauders) will face off against BB&T Ballpark (Winston-Salem Dash) in the final round. So you know what to do: vote! (more…)
Pittsburgh Pirates to Extend LECOM Park Netting
Leading up to spring training 2018, the Pittsburgh Pirates will extend the protective netting at Bradenton’s LECOM Park. (more…)
Best of the Ballparks 2017: High-A, Finals
It’s all history and the Florida State League in the MiLB Best of the Ballparks 2017 fan vote, with Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium and LECOM Park in the finals. So you know what do to: vote! (more…)
Best of the Ballparks, Grapefruit League: LECOM Park
In the end, the vote wasn’t close when readers of Ballpark Digest were asked to select their favorite Grapefruit League venue. Capturing at least 65 percent over three rounds of voting, LECOM Park was chosen as the Best of the Ballparks fan favorite for the second straight year. (more…)
Best of the Ballparks, Grapefruit League Finals
We’re down to the finals in our annual Best of the Ballparks competition in the Grapefruit League, where fans selected LECOM Park and Hammond Stadium to compete for the championship. So go vote! (more…)
Best of the Ballparks, Grapefruit League Final Four
We’re down to the Final Four in our annual Best of the Ballparks competition in the Grapefruit League, where fans selected LECOM Park, Joker Marchant Stadium, Hammond Stadium and JetBlue Park to move on. (more…)
The Week That Was: Feb. 12, 2017
Whoopie time in Reading, 2017 MLB ballpark renovations and a potential ownership change for the Miami Marlins made headlines this week. Here are the top new stories posted on Ballpark Digest between Feb. 5 and Feb. 11, as measured by page views. (more…)
New for 2017: LECOM Park
The spring training home of the Pittsburgh Pirates has a new name, as the club has announced a naming rights deal with the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM). As part of the 15-year agreement, McKechnie Field will be renamed LECOM Park. (more…)